stampeding (Meaning)
stampeding
a sudden movement of a crowd of people, to act on mass impulse, to act together or cause to act together suddenly and without thought, to cause (a group or mass of people) to act on sudden or rash impulse, a wild rush or flight of frightened animals, an extended festival combining a rodeo with exhibitions, contests, and social events, to cause to run away in headlong panic, to run away or cause (as cattle) to run away in panic, a mass movement of people at a common impulse, a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals, to flee headlong in panic
Synonyms & Antonyms of stampeding
Synonyms:
- overtaking
- blazing
- careering
- shooting
- belting
- running
- scooting
- arrowing
- outpacing
- hustling
- blowing
- humping
- ripping
- whisking
- hurling
- chasing
- bustling
- fast-forwarding
- pelting
- blasting
- outstripping
- nipping
- rocketing
- breezing
- careening
- tearing
- stepping
- rustling
- bolting
- hurtling
- traveling
- quickening
- cracking (on)
- zipping
- jumping
- charging
- ramming
- buzzing
- coursing
- barrelling
- motoring
- zooming
- catching up
- haring
- travelling
- jetting
- bundling
- barreling
- stepping out
- scuttling
- beelining
- cannonballing
- hastening
- driving
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
FAQs About the word stampeding
a sudden movement of a crowd of people, to act on mass impulse, to act together or cause to act together suddenly and without thought, to cause (a group or mass
darting, jogging, scampering,scurrying, outrunning, flitting, scuffling, flying, trotting, scudding
sauntering, dawdling, poking, lingering, shuffling, lagging, hanging (around or out), loitering,dragging, strolling
The crowd stampeded towards the exits, desperate to escape the burning building.
The elephants stampeded through the forest, leaving a trail of broken trees in their wake.
The herd of buffalo stampeded across the plain, their hooves thundering on the ground.
The fleeing soldiers stampeded past their general, ignoring his commands to rally.
